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City Council to consider Live911 technology to enhance emergency response
March 11, 2026
The City Council will consider a resolution at the March 12 meeting that would allow the City to enter into an agreement with HigherGround Inc. to implement Live911 technology designed to improve emergency response and give the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) faster access to critical information during 911 calls. HigherGround develops software that captures, stores and retrieves telecommunications and radio communications in real time. The system will provide quick access to [more]
Read MoreThree juveniles charged in Powell Drive homicide
March 11, 2026
The Huntsville Police Department’s (HPD) Major Crimes Unit has charged three juveniles in connection with a homicide that occurred on Feb. 19 in the 5000 block of Powell Drive. Officers responded to the area around 4:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 17-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Lifesaving measures were performed at the scene before the teen was transported to a local hospital, [more]
Read MoreHuntsville man wanted in Julia Street homicide arrested after search
March 6, 2026
A Huntsville man wanted on a murder warrant in connection with a homicide earlier this week was arrested on Friday, March 6, following a coordinated search involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Ahmad Khalil Barney, 20, of Huntsville, was arrested just after 2 p.m. on Century Street without incident. Barney is wanted in connection with the death of Nadiya Dayana Perkins, 19, of Montgomery, who was found deceased around 9 a.m. Wednesday, March [more]
Read MoreCity Council approves agreement formalizing HPD, FBI partnership targeting child exploitation and human trafficking
February 25, 2026
The City of Huntsville approved a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize a partnership between the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in support of HPD’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. The agreement enhances coordination with the FBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigator, strengthening intelligence sharing, joint investigations, digital forensic capabilities and access to federal prosecutorial resources. Under the agreement, HPD investigators will work alongside federal [more]
Read MoreHPD uses technology to arrest fugitive, capture kidnapping suspect in separate cases
February 24, 2026
License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology helped the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) quickly arrest a violent fugitive and capture a kidnapping suspect in two unrelated investigations last week, leading to the safe recovery of a missing 16-year-old. On Monday, Feb. 16, around 4:30 p.m., HPD’s Patrol Division and the North Alabama Multi-Agency Crime Center (NAMACC) were alerted to a fugitive wanted in Atlanta for a violent felony. Investigators identified a vehicle associated with the [more]
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